The Archdemon in Auditing: A Monster Office Romance (Monsters in Management Book 1) by Ella Beck

Author:Ella Beck [Beck, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Elara

In the charged days since our forbidden encounter, I’ve scarcely glimpsed Bax at all. He materializes in his office, then vanishes just as swiftly, without so much as a glance in my direction.

At first, I told myself he was simply busy. The massive influx of new souls from a cult sacrifice Aboveworld has overwhelmed the entire department. But as the days pass in awkward silence, doubt creeps in.

Does he regret what transpired between us? Was it merely a heat-of-the-moment mistake? After our little tryst, Bax had conjured me fresh clothes and stood watching me with those scalding eyes until I got dressed. The silence between us as we left that ancient library had been deafening. I thought, for one blazing instant, that our clash of wills had given way to a deeper understanding. But perhaps I read more into his actions than was there.

Sitting at my cubicle in view of Bax’s shut door, I strain for any glimpse of those elegant horns, any echo of his rich voice bellowing orders. How can two people share such an earth-shattering moment, then continue on as if it never happened?

But I’m no fool. Bax is not merely a ‘person’. He’s a demon. A being of fire and brimstone. And demons, as everyone knows, operate on a different plane of existence, driven by primal desires and the pursuit of power. The concept of regret, of remorse, is as alien to them as the idea of love or compassion.

I’m such a fool for even letting it bother me. For Bax, our encounter was perhaps nothing more than a momentary diversion, a dalliance to break the monotony of his eternal existence. In the grand scheme of his existence, our moment together was but a blink of an eye. A fleeting moment of passion in an eternity of scheming, power plays, and damning souls.

I know all this…so why does some part deep inside still hurt?

People have one-night misadventures all the time. That’s just what happened. Time to move on.

When I hear a blast of flames my head pops up from the charts I’ve been mindlessly staring at to see Bax appear in his office in a gush of fire.

His gaze locks with mine immediately and I have to force down the lump in my throat.

Right. I need to fix this so I can move on. Avoiding what happened between us solves nothing. We must acknowledge it and find a way to work together despite our differences.

On stiff legs, I approach Bax’s office, ignoring the other demons whose heads pop up immediately, almost as if they can sense the tension between their boss and me. A soft knock on the mahogany and I hear his booming voice ordering me inside.

“Enter.”

The door opens on its own to reveal Bax sitting in his chair. The heaviness of his gaze is almost too much to face. That guarded look in his eyes mirrors my own apprehension.

“We should talk,” I begin gently, stepping inside to allow the door to close and give us a bit of privacy, as I’m sure the entire office is listening.

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